ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,546,796, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to TECAN TRADING AG (Mannedorf, Switzerland).
"Multichannel pipetting device" was invented by Remo Kalin (Jona/SG, Switzerland), Christina Bauer (Zurich, Switzerland) and Thomas Kunz (Rapperswil, Switzerland).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A multichannel pipetting plate comprises a plurality of connectors arranged in a lattice; wherein each connector is fluidically connectable to a pipetting tip; wherein each connector comprises an interface at which a friction contact between the connector and a foot of the pipetting tip is established; wherein the interfaces of the connectors are arranged in diff...